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These silts were left behind when ancient river channels filled up or when floodwaters slowed down and gently dropped tiny particles.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025 -
Once river water enters the top of the lake, its slower-moving waters allow silts and other particles to drop to the bottom, and the water that exits the lake and flows further down the river is cleaner.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The detritus of a Bronze Age ship can tell us about the people on board and the routes taken by these intrepid travelers over 3,000 years ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Urbano recovered fragments of the original arena and presented them under a ceiling, lit from above and covered with dead leaves and other plant detritus.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Colluvia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colluvia. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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